Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Methodology 2.1 Literature review 2.2 Interview analysis Chapter 3 Literature Review Analysis: National Park Development in North America and Oceania 3.1 History of national park development 3.2 Ecological conservation policies in national parks 3.3 Budgeting and finance in national parks 3.4 Land use and tenure in national parks 3.5 Heritage conservation in national parks 3.6 Indigenous community involvement in national parks 3.7 Visitor management in national parks Chapter 4 Interview Analysis: National Parks Best Practices-Lessons from a Century's Worth of National Parks Management 4.1 Park system overview 4.2 Implementation 4.3 Financial management 4.4 Governance 4.5 Outlook 4.6 Comparing perspective between federal and park level management Chapter 5 Conclusion 5.1 Literature review conclusions 5.2 Interview analysis conclusions and recommendations 5.3 Key takeaways 5.4 Implications for China Cited Works Appendix Appendix A: Developing economy case study-India Appendix B: Timeline Appendix C: National park project questionnaire Appendix D: Literature research methodology Appendix E: Policy brief